Alex Eala fell to a more ferocious opponent in former champion Belinda Bencic, 4-6, 0-6, in the fourth round of the National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada on Monday, Aug. 10. The 25th-seeded Filipina couldn’t muster enough energy to outlast her seasoned Swiss rival, who won the tournament back in...
The Philippine economy faces an uphill battle in the second half of 2026 after posting its weakest post-pandemic growth, with private sector economists warning that faster infrastructure spending, easing inflation, and stronger investor confidence will determine whether the country can meet the...
The Philippines is set to secure $1.5 billion in fresh loans from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to deepen its financial markets, broaden access to capital, and mobilize more private-sector financing. The larger financing is the forthcoming $1-billion Philippines Private...
Alex Eala dug deep to outlast a gritty Caty McNally, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, and storm into the fourth round of the 2026 National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, Aug. 8 (Philippine time). The 25th-seeded Filipina battled through a nagging left-ankle issue that required a medical timeout in the...
Leylah Fernandez has offered Filipina ace Alex Eala a tour around Toronto if their schedule permits in the ongoing WTA 1000 National Bank Open. Fernandez, who has Filipino roots through her mother, hopes to get the opportunity to talk with Eala off the court and, perhaps, schedule their plan and...
The good For the Philippines, entry into the World Bank’s upper-middle-income club is both a vindication and a warning. After decades in the lower-middle-income category, the country has at last crossed the line. The achievement is real; so is its modesty. The World Bank’s latest income...
Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank), the thrift banking arm of the Metrobank Group, reported a 40-percent drop in net income to ₱1.3 billion in the first half of 2026 from ₱2.16 billion in the same period last year as it increased loan provisions due to higher risks. In a disclosure to the...
American tennis icon Venus Williams called Filipina ace Alex Eala a "star" moments after their 4-6, 3-6 loss to Japan’s Miyu Kato and Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova in the opening round of the WTA 1000 National Bank Open doubles event in Toronto, Canada, Friday, Aug. 7 (Philippine time). The...
Alex Eala turns her focus to her singles campaign as she tries to extend her winning ways when she battles American Caty McNally in their Round of 32 showdown in the WTA 1000 National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada Saturday, Aug. 8 (Philippine time). The 21-year-old Eala looks to stretch her string...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is preparing to order lenders and digital financial firms to link directly with the government’s National ID system, making digital identity verification mandatory for opening accounts and onboarding customers in the country. Under the latest draft circular...
China Bank Savings Inc. (CBS), the Philippines’ second-largest thrift bank in terms of assets, has nearly doubled its loan-loss reserves to cover bad loans in the first half of 2026, even as the ratio of soured loans to its loan book remained lower than the banking industry’s. CBS said in a...
The Alex Eala frenzy has reached the National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada with thousands of fans packing Sobeys Stadium to cheer on the Filipina star in her second-round showdown against Alycia Parks on Thursday, Aug. 6 (Philippine time). Eala rewarded the crowd with another gritty performance,...
